I'm a humble concubine. My acting skills are off the charts. You can check my performance.

In Shou'an Hall, Zhao Minshan and the eldest lady sat at the top respectively.

The maids who were running around on the ground just now knelt down outside. Mother Song was watching these people being tied up. She pointed at the little maid standing on the other side and scolded them loudly: "You can't even protect your master in a critical moment. Our Zhao family can't afford such a big Buddha! Your lives are precious. You were all Tathagata Buddhas in your previous lives. Such precious people are just in trouble in this life. There will always be a time when misfortune will turn into blessing. Go to the manor to seek luck."

As he spoke, he drank bowl after bowl of mute medicine.

It was the first time that Zhao Fangyu had seen such a horrifying scene. She had always known that feudal ethics advocated cannibalism, but she had never seen such a live cannibalism.

Zhao Fangjin looked straight ahead and walked steadily towards the group of people holding Zhao Fangyu's hand.

The bright red skirt fluttered past those people. Someone tried to pull it, but Mother Song stepped hard on his hand, and he couldn't help but cry out in pain.

Mother Song turned around and saluted Zhao Fangjin and Zhao Fangyu, her gray satin jacket reflecting light slightly. "Girls, don't be intimidated by these cheap guys. We feed them a bunch of ungrateful wolves with all the good food and drink in our family. No matter what, it's not worth being soft-hearted."

Zhao Fangjin hummed, holding Zhao Fangyu's hand as they walked, saying, "The slave is too powerful to bully the master. Today, a room full of people can't stop a teenage girl. If we meet bandits in the future, I'm afraid we will have to tie up the master and surrender."

"No family can tolerate such a wicked slave. Even if they are sold, the pawnbroker will sell such a disloyal and treacherous person to the most despicable place. If you want to stay and live a peaceful life, you must keep your mouth shut. After all, it involves the third sister. No matter how we feel in our hearts, we must cover up for her and make sure nothing goes wrong."

"They drank the mute potion themselves. After drinking it, they can go to work on their mother's farm. It's better than being sold off and having to go their separate ways."

Zhao Fangyu nodded with a pale face, and when he stretched out his tender white hands, his palms were covered with sweat.

Even though he had walked a long way, Zhao Fangyu still couldn't stop feeling a chill on his back.

The next moment, Zhao Fangjin took out a handkerchief, turned over Zhao Fangyu's clenched palms, and wiped them dry bit by bit.

He wiped the sweat from Zhao Fangyu's nose, and stared at her with a pair of shiny black eyes. His red lips opened and closed: "Master and servant, either the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind prevails over the east wind. If you don't want to be emptied of your dowry by your servants, who eat your things and call you ungrateful, then you should find your courage."

"Throughout history, the people who died most in storybooks were those who were moved by compassion."

There was an indescribable murderous aura in Zhao Fangjin's words. The old lady always said that Zhao Fangjin was most like her grandfather. Zhao Fangyu only realized the reason today.

Most women can probably understand this truth from the world, but they would never say it out loud, even in broad daylight and in a crowded place.

Zhao Fangjin's ambition was open and he never concealed it.

She wants the highest wealth and honor in the world, and to be surrounded by splendor for a long time.

She was born in the Minister's Mansion and should have been working hard for her future like everyone else.

But she is different, she does what she says, right is right, wrong is wrong. She can see through sneaky tactics, but disdains to fight back with the same tactics. She is like a shining sword, born to break the darkness.

If you think about it carefully, Zhao Fangjin always says things that hurt her heart, but in fact, she is cold on the outside but warm on the inside. As long as you are in her territory, she will protect you.

Crystal clear tears welled up in Zhao Fangyu's eyes. Zhao Fangjin didn't expect that a few words could scare Zhao Fangyu like this. He was stunned for a moment.

Before Zhao Fangjin could say anything to comfort her, Zhao Fangyu twisted her body and threw herself into Zhao Fangjin's arms, tears falling down her face and soaking into Zhao Fangjin's clothes.

His warm, strong hands caressed her back again and again. Although he was not much older than her, he seemed to be surprisingly reassuring.

For the first time, Zhao Fangyu felt a sense of belonging to Qingpingyuan from the bottom of his heart.

Maybe the eldest lady used her, but since she could raise a daughter like Zhao Fangjin, her heart couldn't be that cruel.

He may appear cold on the outside but be warm at heart, it's just that his feelings are hidden deeper and harder to detect.

Zhao Fangjin wiped Zhao Fangyu's tears with amusement. Zhao Fangyu realized that his fears these days were like a joke. While he was laughing at himself, he couldn't help feeling lucky to have found a safe haven.

She burst into laughter and walked into Shou'an Hall hand in hand with Zhao Fangjin.

In Shou'an Hall, Zhao Minshan sat in the first seat with a gloomy expression, only a tea table separated him from the eldest lady.

All the servants in the hall were dismissed, even the maids of young masters and young ladies like Chunshao were ordered to stay outside the door and not to come near.

Zhao Fangyu couldn't help but get closer to Zhao Fangjin.

Everyone was almost seated, so Zhao Fangjin and Fangyu sat behind Zhao Zhihuai.

All the younger generations bowed their heads and kept silent, except Zhao Fanglan.

She couldn't lower herself.

When Zhao Fangyu and others left, she was still unconscious on the ground. Now she is awake, but her face is covered with needles, making her look like a hedgehog.

With a chuckle, Zhao Fangyun, who was sitting diagonally opposite Zhao Fanglan, couldn't help but let out a few laughs.

The next second, Zhao Fanglan's tears rolled down, and faint sobs were heard in the huge Shou'an Hall.

"Bang!" Zhao Minshan was so angry that he smashed a sky-blue ice-cracked covered bowl, and porcelain pieces and tea splashed everywhere. Fortunately, it was not boiling water, and even if a few drops splashed onto Zhao Zhihuai, they were not very hot.

Without waiting for Zhao Zhihuai to react, a tender white hand reached out silently from behind him, with a handkerchief folded into a small square and embroidered with camellia flowers placed in the palm of his hand.

When I turned around, I saw the same smiling faces of my two sisters.

Zhao Zhihuai nodded as a way of saying thank you and took the handkerchief away. Zhao Fangyu and Zhao Fangjin hid behind their eldest and second brothers and watched the show.

The next second, Zhao Zhirun put his hands behind his back, spread his palms towards Zhao Fangyu and the other man, hooked his thumbs at Zhao Zhihuai, then pointed at himself, and finally hooked the four fingers at Zhao Fangyu.

Zhao Fangyu: "..."

It’s gone. It’s really gone.

Zhao Fangjin was also gone, and the handkerchief that Zhao Fangjin had used to wipe her sweat was still in her sleeve pocket.

While Zhao Minshan was not paying attention, Zhao Fangyu quickly stuffed a piece of osmanthus cake into Zhao Zhirun's palm!

Zhao Zhirun was surprised, and the two brothers looked at each other, with Zhao Zhirun lowering his head in inferiority.

On the other side, Zhao Minshan's face turned red with anger.

But he was not angry at Zhao Fangyu, but at Zhao Fanglan.

He could never have imagined that his favorite third girl, for whom he had invested the most effort, could actually do something so obvious and full of loopholes!

The eldest lady sat upright in the hall, looking at Zhao Fanglan as if she were a clown.

Some things don't need much explanation. We have seen many sneaky methods. Just take a look at the beginning and you will know the ending.

The little maid was brought up, and when the eldest lady asked her questions, she told her all the hidden secrets.

"It's the fourth girl. The third girl said that the fourth girl is always trying to be the best in everything. She values study more than clothes. Her own concubine is useless, so she wants to drive away other people's concubines..."

"The fourth girl was liked by the first lady, and she gave our girl a lot of trouble in private. The third girl didn't dare to speak out, and just endured it. Who knew that the fourth girl became more and more excessive, and even pinched the third girl's back during class. The third girl's back was covered with bruises. Please ask the first lady to investigate!"

Zhao Fangyu never expected that the fire could burn him, even in such a clumsy way!

The little girl she was sympathizing with her fate half an hour ago, was now trying her best to bite her!

The little maidservant continued to cry and complain: "The third young lady has a high fever now because she went to the banquet with the eldest lady yesterday. At the banquet, the fourth young lady took the lead in isolating the third young lady, and the third young lady was finally forced to hide in the bamboo forest alone."

The little maid raised her head and kowtowed to Zhao Minshan with tears on her face: "Master knows that our young lady loves poetry and books the most. She would be sad for a long time if she stepped on an ant to death. She was isolated by her sisters and had a fever when she came back that night! Even in her dreams, she was still asking the fourth young lady what she did wrong..."

"As a result, this morning the court doctor was stopped by the fourth lady in the name of the first lady. If it weren't for the old lady's kindness, our girl would have been killed by her own sisters!"